UPDATE: I’m so honored to have been in the top ten this week for this image! 9th place. Woot!

This is one goes into my top five favorite images.

Everything beautiful is here. Her face, the ocean, the sun, the light, her belly, the calm, the salt, the sparkles. I can hear the muffled water in her ears and feel the anticipation of the arrival of her first baby, a girl. Looking at this image makes me feel happy about the beauty in the world.